Advice for the Starbucks goer
Today I met someone at Starbucks. I ordered a grande java chip frappucino (sometimes will get mint mocha chip, but the chip is the essential element here). With the grande you use the smaller straw, which seems intuitive. However, while we are talking I notice nothing is coming up the straw anymore. I slurp with a little more gusto, trying not to make a dumb face or make a lot of noise, but to no avail. However, the top of the straw has sucked in a bit of my lip and sticks to it so I have to pull it off. Slightly embarassed, I pull the straw off. Low and behold there is a chip clogging the bottom of my straw. I get that out and proceed. Well two minutes later the same thing happens again. Then a third time. We’re laughing about it at this point, and I decide to get the jumbo sized straw that is usually only for the venti sized cups. However the opening is larger and I can effectively slurp up all the drink, albeit from a foot away from the cup.
So the lesson, starbucks, cut down the size of your "chips" or make wider straws fit for the grande and tall cups. I bid you a good day.
